market town
noun
: a usually small town that has the privilege of holding a public market at stated times
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What to do: Make your home base in Mirepoix, a medieval market town that has given its name to the art of dicing vegetables and gently cooking them.
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Sophie Friedman, AFAR Media, 24 June 2025
The market town is one that is thriving with stores and restaurants that champion craftsmenship and the arts.
—Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
Nigeria flooding death told rises to 151 ABUJA, Nigeria -- The death toll from flooding in a market town in Nigeria's north-central state of Niger rose to at least 151 on Saturday, the local emergency service said, amid efforts to find more victims.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 30 May 2025
At least 111 people have been confirmed dead after massive flooding submerged the market town of Mokwa in central Nigeria's Niger State, officials said Friday.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 May 2025
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Sophie Friedman, AFAR Media, 24 June 2025
The market town is one that is thriving with stores and restaurants that champion craftsmenship and the arts.
—Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
Nigeria flooding death told rises to 151 ABUJA, Nigeria -- The death toll from flooding in a market town in Nigeria's north-central state of Niger rose to at least 151 on Saturday, the local emergency service said, amid efforts to find more victims.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 30 May 2025
At least 111 people have been confirmed dead after massive flooding submerged the market town of Mokwa in central Nigeria's Niger State, officials said Friday.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 May 2025
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“Market town.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/market%20town. Accessed 17 Jul. 2025.
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